Credit Card Glossary: Terms and Definitions
		Confused by credit card terms? CreditCards.com's glossary of credit card definitions will help. From account holder to Regulation Z, we have defined the most-common and most-confusing credit card terms.

Alternative methods of payment (AMOP)

Alternative methods of payment (AMOP) is a term covers the spectrum of noncash payments, including: credit and debit cards; billing extensions (adding purchases to your telephone or cable TV bill, for example); value access services (frequent flier programs, credit card bonus programs, etc.)